Welcome the Holidays

The Garden Club of Johnstown’s annual fundraiser, Welcome the Holidays, is scheduled forSaturday, November 9, 2024, at Sunnehanna Country Club.

Doors open at 11:00 AM and the luncheon will begin at noon.

Tickets are $60, and are available by calling 412-302-3428, 814-533-9705, or 814-243-3456 or by email: janetrenner84@gmail.com, rani51@atlanticbb.net, sstallowry@aol.com.

The event theme, “It’s A Wonderful Life!”, will focus not only on the much beloved holiday movie, but the impact the Garden Club of Johnstown has on our community.

A presentation by Janie McKirgan, Executive Director of the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, PA, will feature fun facts and trivia about the movie, and why it has become a timeless holiday tradition.

Fashions from Gold Rush Diamonds and Boutique from Ebensburg will follow.

Raffles and boutiques including a Dried Hydrangea Wreath Sale, Gently Appreciated Art and Holiday Decorations will be available.

Profits from Welcome the Holidays fund The Garden Club of Johnstown’s plantings, and maintain gardens at six local historical sites, three JAHA sites, four local attractions and three roadside plantings. Beautification projects by the West End Improvement Group, S.E.A.D.S, and Sandyvale Memorial Gardens are supported. Local and state GCFP Scholarships for college students furthering their education in agriculture, horticulture, landscape architecture, environmental concerns and other allied subjects are also sponsored and funded.